Allison Shirreffs
A writer and photographer, Allison Shirreffs has worked with various organizations and publications, including The Coca-Cola Company, Fortune and the Atlanta Braves. She has a degree in economics from Tulane University and a graduate degree in creative writing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Alum advises students to set “just beyond your reach goals”
For anyone who has entered a degreed program at Emory’s
Goizueta Business School, stepping outside of comfort zones is part of entry
into the school.
So it’s...
Surviving and thriving as remote work goes viral
As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, national and local
governments continue to enact sweeping mandates aimed at reducing human contact
and curtailing the spread of the...
Alumni share value of soft skills
Early in his consulting career, Jong Park 08BBA tried to explain to
the CFO of a company that he thought the company should be using...
The Lasting Legacy of Roberto C. Goizueta
How exceptional leadership, informed risk-taking and unwavering integrity created one of the world’s greatest CEOs
New book examines the effects of accelerators on entrepreneurs
Not every start-up aims to be the next Uber or Airbnb. Many are budding social enterprises located “outside of the streetlight,” explained Peter Roberts...
Army Surgeon General West speaks at the Leadership Speaker Series
Lieutenant General (LTG) Nadja West is the first black, female Major General in Army Medicine, the first black Army Surgeon General and the highest-ranking woman to graduate from West Point.
Class Close-up: Lynn Robinson 60BBA
When Carol Lynn Brown--now Lynn Robinson--applied to colleges in the mid-1950s, she looked for a school where she could earn a business degree. Having...
Coffee with…Nikolay Osadchiy
Nikolay Osadchiy grew up in Tula, Russia, a town 120 miles south of Moscow. Tula does not jump off the map, but it is the hometown of Leo Tolstoy, author of two of the world’s great novels: War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Percy Muente on cultural awareness, leading
Percy Muente 08MBA’s office is in a modern, mid-rise building in the upscale Chico neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia.
Safee Shah 16MBA, GM of Uber, Pakistan, talks importance of MBA...
On a recent visit to Atlanta, Safee Shah 16MBA joined Lt. Gen. Ken Keen, associate dean of the Leadership Development Program at Goizueta, for a “lunch and learn” session with first-year FTMBA students.
Students compete for international study opportunities during Delta travel contest
How would you suggest Delta Air Lines solidify itself as the “carrier of choice for the next generation of travelers?” That question was posed by the airline to Goizueta Business School FTMBA students as part of the Delta Air Lines Mid-Semester Module International Travel Competition.
Entrepreneurship at any age: Robert Owens 55MBA
At 84 years old, Robert “Bob” Owens 55MBA insists on carrying a camera bag up a flight of stairs. “How do you think I got to be 84?” he asks, depositing the bag on the landing.
